Ptarmigan in Colorado have varied reproduction, not likely linked to warming trends
Friday, July 15, 2016 - 13:41
in Earth & Climate
Animals that live at high elevations are often assumed to be at risk for extinction as habitats warm and change. But a new study led by Colorado State University researchers found that ptarmigan, which live in cold ecosystems, are not strongly affected by fluctuations in seasonal weather at two populations studied in Colorado.